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and you know, even on foreign policy, i was thinking about this the other day. we, our campaign began to take off in the summer of 2007 after we had been in a deep hole. when in a series of debates he took some foreign policy decisions that were very distinctive and created quite a bit of controversy. one was he said if i have a high value target al qaeda target in pakistan, i'm going to go after that target. you know, i want the cooperation of the pakistanies but we're going go after that target. that created a big stir. on another occasion. >> yes, and that was the yet civil, of course. but then the second one was when he said that he was willing to sit down with hostile leaders. and that he is side a strong country doesn't hesitate to talk. and that created quite a stir. this was during the campaign. >> yes, it actually started before hillary. i mean with all-- joe biden was one of the candidates. a number of other candidates. but you know, when you look back, it was clear that he had thought through these things because they helped, you know, they an nature-
and you know, even on foreign policy, i was thinking about this the other day. we, our campaign began to take off in the summer of 2007 after we had been in a deep hole. when in a series of debates he took some foreign policy decisions that were very distinctive and created quite a bit of controversy. one was he said if i have a high value target al qaeda target in pakistan, i'm going to go after that target. you know, i want the cooperation of the pakistanies but we're going go after that...
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policies, that might be thought to have -- to be doing things wrong, the idea that there is only one that is worthy of boycott and that is israel, one of the very few countries whose neighbors regularly vow its annihilation, that is beyond outrageous. >> charlie, i said some time ago with respect to a similar set of efforts that i regarded them to the anti-semitic in their affect if not necessarily in their intent. and i think that is the right thing to say about singling out israel. if there was an academic boycott against a whole set of countries that stunted their populations in some way, i would oppose that because i think academic boycotts are important. but the choice of only israel at a moment when israel faces this kind of existential threat, i think it takes how wrong this is to a different level. my hope would be that responsible university leaders will become very reluctant to see the university's funds used to finance faculty membership and faculty travel to an association that is showing itself not to be a scholarly association but really more of a political tool. >> bac
policies, that might be thought to have -- to be doing things wrong, the idea that there is only one that is worthy of boycott and that is israel, one of the very few countries whose neighbors regularly vow its annihilation, that is beyond outrageous. >> charlie, i said some time ago with respect to a similar set of efforts that i regarded them to the anti-semitic in their affect if not necessarily in their intent. and i think that is the right thing to say about singling out israel. if...
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either the priorities or the execution of foreign policy? >> she did, but it was often after fighting or going to the president directly. generally the view of the white house was that policy making would be centralized in the white house in a small group around the president, that he's the chief strategist for all of america's foreign policy and the various ageies of the government, state department, pentagon, et cetera, their job is merely to implement. and policy making coming from the state department was not welcome. i mean, i witnessed that firsthand with afghanistan and pakistan. that was the reason why richard holbrooke had so much trouble with the white house because he wasn't there to just take marching orders from a group of young advisors to the president who had come from the campaign to the white house. he actually thought he had something to contribute and every time he thought that that ea that he had to contribute he put forward that was when, you know, the pushbacks came. and the difference was that many others may have bas
either the priorities or the execution of foreign policy? >> she did, but it was often after fighting or going to the president directly. generally the view of the white house was that policy making would be centralized in the white house in a small group around the president, that he's the chief strategist for all of america's foreign policy and the various ageies of the government, state department, pentagon, et cetera, their job is merely to implement. and policy making coming from the...
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it's a complete lack of leadership and reflecting not just in foreign policy but those jobs numbers. >> ben stein, i get worried when market types say it's short, effective, over in a matter of days, well and good. the history of such conflicts is anything but that. >> there's never been a case where the u.s. intervened in muslim world where it was qui, easy and no fallout. it doesn't happen. we don't intervene in muslim world and say it's easy in, easy out. >> when reagan bombed libya. quick and dirty and did the job. >> yeah, quick and dirty and then they blew up the plane over lockerbie. >> incident it's like we were embroiled in a war. we've been going back and forth in this part of the world for years. >> ben's point is there's no such thing as getting in and out. >> we're in already. >> no, we're not necessarily in right now, but once we bomb, we are really in. >> no, we are in. we invaded iraq. >> i'm talking about syria. >> no, no, this is syria. to bring you up to speed, this section is syria. >> ien understand it's syria but memories are long over there. >> i still love you
it's a complete lack of leadership and reflecting not just in foreign policy but those jobs numbers. >> ben stein, i get worried when market types say it's short, effective, over in a matter of days, well and good. the history of such conflicts is anything but that. >> there's never been a case where the u.s. intervened in muslim world where it was qui, easy and no fallout. it doesn't happen. we don't intervene in muslim world and say it's easy in, easy out. >> when reagan...
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the foreign policy looks increasingly muddled and confuse particularly in most urgently on the issue. but it may be hawkish announcement it would send small arms to the rebels some of whom have dangerous ties to al qaeda but in the interview taped on sunday president obama said it had not changed his policy at all. and not to help with the syrian civil war. >> it is not easy to slip slide your way because it is now working immediately, then six months from now people say you give the hovey all -- artillery now we need this now we need this. because intel he is defeated in this view it will never be enough. right? lou: so for now the president is convinced to offer aid that is beginning to add up. obama pledges another $300 million of humanitarian assistance that will be send to the people and with refugees of neighboring countries that brings the money given to 800 million most committed over the past two months and any resolution in syria will haveeto wwit until the peace talks which have been scheduled for next month in geneva and i guess. and now with interest to grow -- government
the foreign policy looks increasingly muddled and confuse particularly in most urgently on the issue. but it may be hawkish announcement it would send small arms to the rebels some of whom have dangerous ties to al qaeda but in the interview taped on sunday president obama said it had not changed his policy at all. and not to help with the syrian civil war. >> it is not easy to slip slide your way because it is now working immediately, then six months from now people say you give the...
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every country has its geostrategic foreign policy. let's look at -- you talk about killing of muslims. actually, more muslims have died in pakistan from talibanÑi and ó qaeda strikes than they have from u.s. drone strikes despite the fact i opposeçó the strikes, let's look at who the real victims are and who the perpetrators are. so we're trying to complete this picture here bufó none of that - in fact, all of that will fallñr on deaf ears unless there's a social machinery to send out messages across the middle east. >> rose: what if somebody says look, you have have a good point but this is a war within islam. >> it's not our business. my question is why are we fighting on two different battlefields? maajid, if you go looking for him, you'd find him on "60 minutes". you're going to reach 20 million people there. that's a bigÑi impact. you'll find him on charlie rose, a bigñr audienceñr you'll find m on cbs news. but you'll find a ted talk but you don't really findÑi 80 maajd nawaz videos on youtube the way you find anwar al
every country has its geostrategic foreign policy. let's look at -- you talk about killing of muslims. actually, more muslims have died in pakistan from talibanÑi and ó qaeda strikes than they have from u.s. drone strikes despite the fact i opposeçó the strikes, let's look at who the real victims are and who the perpetrators are. so we're trying to complete this picture here bufó none of that - in fact, all of that will fallñr on deaf ears unless there's a social machinery to send out...
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>> the niewts yoouts has to readdress its foreign policy. it has to have a very clear, well hedefined strategy towards the middle east. when a red lean is drawn and it's crossed, the united states has to abide by its commitments. >> rose: but you don't believe the united states can be trusted to live up to its commitments if, in fact, sanctions do not work and does not force the iranian to reduce their cent fortunatelies. >> no doubt that the internal situation in the united states is influencing its foreign policy. the obamacare situation pup have the budget deficit situation. you have the national debt issue. all this is putting pressure on the administration, whereby they would like to finish very fast, and expeditiously, without any-- some of the foreign policy issues such as iran. and it's very dangerous because this is a time bomb pup cannot have iran with a nuclear weapon. >> rose: what do you mean, they want to push it on to the next administration and make the decision about what to do about iran? >> no, i am saying they are are in
>> the niewts yoouts has to readdress its foreign policy. it has to have a very clear, well hedefined strategy towards the middle east. when a red lean is drawn and it's crossed, the united states has to abide by its commitments. >> rose: but you don't believe the united states can be trusted to live up to its commitments if, in fact, sanctions do not work and does not force the iranian to reduce their cent fortunatelies. >> no doubt that the internal situation in the united...
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policy though i doubt 2014 mid terms decides on foreign policy. if you're a republican you hope very strongly they will be a referendum on barack obama he has said one thing he wants to change washington though his actions tell a different story. healthcare which revvs off the republican beige there's two different messages. >> that's because most people don't believe this is going to be a waver year on either side. this is the status quo 2014 we're heading into. the arguments chris just laid out and i think he's exactly right, those sound surprisingly like the arguments we heard in 2012. i don't think you'll hear much difference. >> rose: is that a wave year. >> no, it was not a wave year. the mood, i think 2010 was a wave year where house republicans -- yes, but 2012, the issues of sort of the intransigent congress versus the obamacare and competence of the obama whitehouse or how you feel about the obama whitehouse that's the argument of 2012 and the democrats argue they won that. i don't see a big difference on either side's approach right now
policy though i doubt 2014 mid terms decides on foreign policy. if you're a republican you hope very strongly they will be a referendum on barack obama he has said one thing he wants to change washington though his actions tell a different story. healthcare which revvs off the republican beige there's two different messages. >> that's because most people don't believe this is going to be a waver year on either side. this is the status quo 2014 we're heading into. the arguments chris just...
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what's happening, foreign policy? syria, they run the show. their candidate will be whoever khamenei sports. homony. >> rose:. >> rose: is there no link between the revolutionar guard and -- whoever becomes the president it went make a difference between iran's grander policies. the nuclear negotiations, talking to the u.s., what happens in syria. these are determined above the presidential level by the revolutionary guard and >> rose: one solut t fascinates me is qatar. >> qatar and the saudi royal family have a rocky relationship going back many years and i think they realize the only way to maintain their independence, maintain their sovereignty is to really throw that money out there, buy the influence, whether it's financing the muslim brother heed part of the syrian revolution just to make sure they maintain -- >> no matter who wins they've got -- >> rose: they've got a stake. >> and i think that explains it because otherwise, yes, it's the mystery of the modern world, a tiny country basically buying itself a big seat at the table. >> ro
what's happening, foreign policy? syria, they run the show. their candidate will be whoever khamenei sports. homony. >> rose:. >> rose: is there no link between the revolutionar guard and -- whoever becomes the president it went make a difference between iran's grander policies. the nuclear negotiations, talking to the u.s., what happens in syria. these are determined above the presidential level by the revolutionary guard and >> rose: one solut t fascinates me is qatar....
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the last part of his first, secretary term will be probably foreign policy essentially. >> rose: al hunt, major garrett, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> rose: we'll be right back with the foreign minister of pakistan. stay with us. hina rabbani qhar is here, i'm pleased to have her here at this table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: you have had for a young woman an extensive experience in government, both in the finance ministry as well as foreign ministry. you are here for what purpose? >> i am here as you know pakistan recently hast year got elect as a peferm nent member of the security council so this month apac stand's-- and i'm here to chair an open session, open debate on counterterrorism and approach towards that. >> rose: i want to talk about all of that. are you meeting with american officials? >> i will be meeting with susan rice, but pretty much in new york, not in washington. >> what is the state of the relations. >> i think they have come a long way. if you asked me six months back that we would come this long i would say no, i would doubt it but i
the last part of his first, secretary term will be probably foreign policy essentially. >> rose: al hunt, major garrett, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> rose: we'll be right back with the foreign minister of pakistan. stay with us. hina rabbani qhar is here, i'm pleased to have her here at this table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: you have had for a young woman an extensive experience in government, both in the finance ministry as well as...
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. >> an expert in foreign-policy at the heritage foundation points to concern about deal freed where militants -- hundreds of inmates. more than 1000 in libya. nearly 250 in pakistan. a textbook terrorist recruiting tactic. >> you go to the internet chat -- it is a great resource of people. >> the military continues to fly drones over yemen. while the military escorted employees out of yemen, the state department is choosing its words today carefully not calling it an evacuation. >> the uk is strongly urging british citizens to leave.
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policy portfolio, i believe, for some time to come. >> rose: so you think we should do nothing with respect to what is happening in syria? >> i agree that we should not be involved in a war. we should not be involved in trying to get the united nations to pass a resolution which we did in the case of libya, or looking to at rab league or anybody else for that matter. i think that our diplomacy to put pressure upon the prime minister or president mr. assad is very appropriate. from time to time president obama has really thought that perhaps some movement of reform might be under way. hard for that to happen in the middle of a civil war but nevertheless we shall see. but i would say frankly we do not want to have a reputation of the libya experience. there is why i have asked senator kerry our chairman of foreign relations to have a hearing in which will have the 28th of this month. and the administration will finally justify the institutional basis for going into libya at all. now that very afternoon there may be a mark up that is a vote in foreign relations committee on a resolutio
policy portfolio, i believe, for some time to come. >> rose: so you think we should do nothing with respect to what is happening in syria? >> i agree that we should not be involved in a war. we should not be involved in trying to get the united nations to pass a resolution which we did in the case of libya, or looking to at rab league or anybody else for that matter. i think that our diplomacy to put pressure upon the prime minister or president mr. assad is very appropriate. from...
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obama is not the guy driving american foreign policy. he definitely will veto stuff he doesn't like. there's no question. and he definitely is averse to things that he thinks will get him stuck in more ass that is very different from setting strategy. if you ask me right now do i believe the united states of america has a coherent foreign policy strategy a that it is able to articulate, and we have historically, the answer is no. and i think there are many reasons for that. many which are justifiable and legitimate. some of which are domestic, some which have to do with personalities, some are structural and global. but that is the case. and if you ask me do i believe that jinping in china gets that and is responding to it in ways that are useful for his government, the answer is yes. i think that's interest. >> rose: okay, you know ehud barak well, he is one of the people you talk to. >> a little bit. >> he says putins had a strategy and we don't. >> putin has a strategy. >> putin does not have a domestic strategy. here's the point. >>
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policies, that might be thought to be doing things wrong, the idea that there's only one that is worthy of boycott and that is israel, one of the very few countries whose neighbors regularly vow its annihilation, that that would be the one chosen is, i think, beyond outrageous as a suggestion. >> rose: let he read it. citing a united nations report that outlines how the israeli occupation of palestine has impacted students whose development is deformed by pervasive deprivation affects health, education and overall security, the a.s.a. resolution resolves to honor the call for a boycott of israeli universities as a means of showing solidarity with palestinians." >> charlie, i said some time ago with respect to a similar set of efforts that i regarded them as being anti-smet nick their effect if not necessarily there their intent. and i think that's the right thing to say about singling out israel. if there was an academic boycott against a whole set of countries that stunted their populations in some way i would oppose that because i think academic boycotts are abhorrent but the choice o
policies, that might be thought to be doing things wrong, the idea that there's only one that is worthy of boycott and that is israel, one of the very few countries whose neighbors regularly vow its annihilation, that that would be the one chosen is, i think, beyond outrageous as a suggestion. >> rose: let he read it. citing a united nations report that outlines how the israeli occupation of palestine has impacted students whose development is deformed by pervasive deprivation affects...
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i think the president does like foreign policy, an all presidents like foreign policy. >> especially in the second term they like it more every day. but i have talked to enough leaders one on one to know, you know, that they have a relationship with the president, we talked to the prime minister of turkey, to the former prime minister of italy, monty, they talk about he was a guy they loved to talk about foreign policy and he was curious and interested. >> absolutely. i was just in turkey last week and i it is clear the use and ts turkish leadership, the president, the prime minister and the rest there like this president, like talking with him, how could presidents not like foreign policy, quite honestly in the united states is has this unique position in the world for all of our -- >> rose: having to go through congress -- >> in second term you don't have to legislate foreign policy you have much more discretion in the united states as commander in chief as legislator. >> rose: primarily domestic. >> but in order to achieve that you have to also keep foreign policy to some extent a
i think the president does like foreign policy, an all presidents like foreign policy. >> especially in the second term they like it more every day. but i have talked to enough leaders one on one to know, you know, that they have a relationship with the president, we talked to the prime minister of turkey, to the former prime minister of italy, monty, they talk about he was a guy they loved to talk about foreign policy and he was curious and interested. >> absolutely. i was just in...
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. >> rose: american foreign policy, and turkish foreign policy when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. >> rose: additional funding provided by these funders. n't and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. >> from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: richard haass is here, she the president of the council on foreign relations. he is a veteran observer of american foreign policy in his new book he looks inward and argues america must solve its domestic problems if it is going to be a foreign power, it is foreign policy begins as home, the case for putting america's house in order. i am pleased to have him here at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: so where does this book come from? what have you been looking and, thinking that perhaps we need to focus on restoration? >> well, first of all it is a book i never imagined i would write just for that reason. >> rose: foreign policy expert talks about the need to get the economic house in order. >> right. the president of the council o
. >> rose: american foreign policy, and turkish foreign policy when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. >> rose: additional funding provided by these funders. n't and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. >> from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: richard haass is here, she the president of the council on foreign relations. he is a veteran observer of american...
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obama runs his own foreign policy. there may be more of a ting toward this humanitarian interventionist side but he runs his own policy. >> i haven't heard either one of them mention the word "syria" in public. apparently the damascus moment for susan rice in her career was rwanda in the clinton administration and she's become -- that would never be repeated. that was on her watch and she feels an enormous sense of obligation but i haven't heard her or samantha power. >> woodruff: let's bring it home finally. domestic -- a political story. new jersey this week lost long time senator frank lautenberg, a democrat. the republican governor, mark, chris christie, after a few days, announced that he will have a special election four months from now and he named somebody as a caretaker, the state attorney general. but, david, what does it say that christie is having a special election which just happens to be a month before his own standing for reelection as governor of the state? >> he's an astonishing governor who wants to
obama runs his own foreign policy. there may be more of a ting toward this humanitarian interventionist side but he runs his own policy. >> i haven't heard either one of them mention the word "syria" in public. apparently the damascus moment for susan rice in her career was rwanda in the clinton administration and she's become -- that would never be repeated. that was on her watch and she feels an enormous sense of obligation but i haven't heard her or samantha power. >>...
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number one economic issue, it's our number-one foreign policy issue. it's going to determine our influence in the world and our ability to shape the international dialogue. >> rose: this is the "economist," every year at the end of the year, 2012, they put together a forecast for 2013. guess what was in it here? "what washington must do now: an eight-point plan to restore american competitiveness." we're going to touch on the eight point which is i have here and they are obvious. it clearly looks like the people who write the speeches for the president, the people who help him look at his agenda for the next four years have read some of these ideas. any feedback from the white house about this? >> we have lots of contact with lots of different people. we've been connected with the president's jobs council. we have a lot of alignment with jeff immelt and his -- >> rose: yeah. >> my former student, i'm proud to say. so there's been a lot of cross talk and gene sperling and the economic team. so i think we've -- sour commitment at the school was to engage
number one economic issue, it's our number-one foreign policy issue. it's going to determine our influence in the world and our ability to shape the international dialogue. >> rose: this is the "economist," every year at the end of the year, 2012, they put together a forecast for 2013. guess what was in it here? "what washington must do now: an eight-point plan to restore american competitiveness." we're going to touch on the eight point which is i have here and they...